
Business Daily
BBC World Service
Categories: Business
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Sim Tshabalala is the CEO of one of Africa's largest banks, Standard Bank. In this edition of Business Daily, he tells Ed Butler about his journey from growing up under apartheid in South Africa, to be becoming a lawyer, then investment banker.
He discusses the risks of lending to companies; how the continent is improving its trade relationships; and what he thinks the future of Africa will look like.
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Presenter: Ed Butler Producer: Amber Mehmood
Additional material: Reuters/British Pathé
(Picture: Sim Tshabalala, CEO of Standard Bank Group, speaks at Semafor's The Next 3 Billion Summit at The Pierre Hotel on September 24, 2024 in New York City. Credit: Getty Images)
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